Plant Leader, Automotive Manufacturing & JIT Excellence

Inteva Products, LLC; Birmingham (AL); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Inteva Products, LLC is launching a new manufacturing facility in the southwest Birmingham metro area and seeks a seasoned plant leader. You will direct all operations to meet safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity targets while managing staffing, material flow, and equipment readiness.

Lead JIT/JIS, drive continuous improvement, and own KPI performance while fostering cross-functional teamwork and a strong safety culture across shifts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business, Operations Management, Supply Chain, or a related field.
• 10+ years of progressive leadership experience within automotive manufacturing or related operations.
• Experience supporting JIT/JIS automotive environments.
• Strong leadership, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Fluent in safety, quality, production, and KPI management.

Responsibilities

• Lead all plant operations to achieve safety, quality, delivery, cost, productivity, and customer satisfaction.
• Direct JIT and JIS operations to ensure accurate, uninterrupted delivery aligned with customer production schedules.
• Establish plant priorities, performance expectations, and accountability across all shifts and teams.
• Ensure staffing, labor utilization, material flow, equipment readiness to meet customer requirements.
• Monitor plant performance and drive corrective actions for production, sequencing, quality, delivery, and costs.
• Serve as primary site leader for customer operational issues and escalations; drive containment and recovery as needed.
• Champion safety and quality culture; ensure regulatory compliance and standardized work.
• Manage plant financials and KPIs, budgets, labor and operating costs.
• Lead and develop plant leadership, drive engagement and continuous improvement.
• Drive lean initiatives to optimize sequencing, material flow, and overall plant performance.

Skills

Leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

Lean manufacturing

Safety culture

Problem solving

Communication

Decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Inteva Products, LLC is launching a new manufacturing facility in the southwest Birmingham metro area and seeks a seasoned plant leader. You will direct all operations to meet safety, quality, delivery, cost, and productivity targets while managing staffing, material flow, and equipment readiness.

Lead JIT/JIS, drive continuous improvement, and own KPI performance while fostering cross-functional teamwork and a strong safety culture across shifts.